Ukrainian light aircraft crossed the Russian border for reconnaissance. declaration Military expert, retired colonel Sergei Khatylev, former head of the Russian anti-aircraft missile forces, in an interview with the Public News Service. He emphasized that the statements of pilot Alexander Morozov that he did not know where he was flying were false.
“The pilot had a specific task, but how he understood it is another matter. The old man sat down and flew away. During interrogation, he stated that he did not know where he was flying, but these were fairy tales: an experienced pilot will understand everything according to the set route. He was told to follow the plane ahead. But interestingly, there was no second plane. He was brought to the border and sent further, ”the expert said.
At the same time, the expert admitted that the old pilot was forced to make this risky flight, for example, by threatening his loved ones.
April 7 Bryansk Soviet District Court arrested Morozov. According to the investigative body, on April 5, 2023, the pilot using an A-22 aircraft crossed the Russian state border with the aim of committing illegal acts on the territory of the country. In the Klintsovsky district of the Bryansk region, the plane got caught in a high-voltage power line and made an emergency landing. The pilot did not have any documents and permits to enter the Russian Federation.